BLog 11 another revision by ANthony Andujar jr

Anthony Andujar Jr

4/12/14

Eng101

Professor J.C. Smith

  

Society shouldn't clone animals

   There are various forms of media that have shown forms of fictional stories , like alternate realities, men in armored suits and clones of an individual or individuals. But what was once science fiction has now become reality and Cloning is that living proof realized. But what is cloning? Cloning means, an organism or person that is an exact genetic copy of the original organism that it came from. This is a conflicting topic, which is why society shouldn't clone animals. Reason being that there are potential risks that could develop into a wide epidemic. There are numerous studies that detail the complications and the results of cloning animals when it comes to producing food for corporate factory farms at a large pace. If society continues to exercise these very actions, then the number of health risks will soar more than what society could ever imagine.     

Society shouldn't clone animals, because it could also lead to more ethical problems amongst society. Especially when it concerns human beings and the possible push to go into human cloning.

   Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation , He goes into detail about factory farms, and how they do damage to not just the animals, but also to the environment due to the amount of waste that is left behind along with the cruel treatment that are inflicted to the cattle's. This is an example of a ripple effect that would start as an isolated event, which would then snowball into a more global event. Much like factory farming itself, Cloning, is just that. It's a genetic test tube farm that can be tampered and augmented with which could allow for numerous unnatural things that could be injected into the very foods that society would eat. The craziest thing is that society would never really know that they ate cloned food since the FDA doesn't think anything of it. That is a scary thing considering how much is tampered with the very

food that society eats and even the European Union are still holding off on labeling cloned meat. It is a potential threat that to some would seem minor in the present, but can become major threat in the future as a health scare.

    There are articles such as some that mention Dolly the cloned sheep a point of reference as a perfect clone, yet despite this, there have been numerous cloned animals that died multiple times in birth, or would die after a few weeks of age. Some of the symptoms that would lead to death as explained in articles such as University of Utah's 2014 article "what are the risks of cloning". In that article, they mention that’s the risks of animal cloning and causes of death are due to: abnormal brain/kidney development, and weak immune system. End animal cloning.org expands on the side effects mentioning that animals cloned are also born with enlarged limbs , along with other deformities.

   These are signs that show the possible health risks that it can pose on humans.Although there hasn't been any research studies to definitely prove that some one has been stricken with an illness due to eating cloned food, It's still risky business when one day it could happen. Most animals are already in a state of torture as it is due to factory farms experimenting with whatever ways to produce cattle faster and slaughter them quicker for a larger profit. And since the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) seems to lack its focus on the matter, Who's to say that whatever side effects that are affecting these animals, won't happen to a consumer who buys cloned meat, without any knowledge that the very food that they bought was cloned, and the potential side effects that could follow suit, leading to largely possible health epidemics. attention since it could cause possible diseases if not checked and dealt with. . It also harms the very animals that bare the clones and causes side effects to the carrier as well as the child that is to be born. The side effects of cloned animals that lead to their death such as deformities, abnormal growth in limbs, immune system failure, are enough risk factors among potential risk factors that could develop ahead of time. All these things could harm society and put every one in danger of potentially new diseases if left unchecked.

     Within the F.D.A's Animal and Veterinary section , there is a sub section that details in Animal cloning. Any visitor can check on the "What is the F.D.A doing?" section and click on Risk Assessment. Once there ,click on 'Chapter 3: Developing the Risk Assessment methodology"chapters with in the page to see what steps the F.D.A are taking when tackling the issues of cloning.  As read on in the following chapters, the F.D.A mentions that food labels are not required to state if the meat consumed are cloned or not.  There are details about how approach the cloning risks baed on a case to case study. The reason for that is because each case of cloning varies, due to each clone's varied DNA constantly changing due to being transgenic. Here is a little excerpt from section D. Transgenic Animal Clones:

"Organisms derived from transgenic cells will have risks specific to the inserted construct, its insertion site, and its subsequent expression. Although it is entirely possible for transgenic clones (or any transgenic organism) to be produced safely and to be a safe source of edible products, the risks associated with each animal must be determined separately on a case-by-case basis, because of the added genetic material."

  The possibilities of added genetic material being a threat are likely to be. One can assume what happens when this kind of genetic material are in the meat and distributed to the masses through Fast Food. It would be a scary thing to actually have a potential epidemic happen all because of consummation of non labeled, cloned food. With Factory Farms pushing for an already immediate food production, cloning seems to be a great deal. But considering how they are able to obtain a healthy group of cattle, sounds hard to believe. In order to have healthy, fit, food, they would need to have animals that are treated with care from services such as  prairie farms. Factory farms are growing more and more every day, finding ways to produce meat products faster and faster. this would be difficult for natural farmers because factory farms are inhabiting more. This makes it difficult for farmers to even have a chance at making a living with in the market. It takes jobs away, which is part of the ripple effect that Cloning causes.

   Back in 2007, South Korean geneticists were tinkering with the genetics of a cat, and used a virus to enable the cat the ability, to glow in the dark. When scientist were asked the reason for the experiment, they said: "the ability to engineer animals.. will enable them to artificially create animals with human genetic diseases." Following with a Today NBC report by Natalie Morales who reported (back on December 14th, 2007) that the Scientists were doing these studies to understand human genetic diseases. A 2014 BBC article by David Shukman , reported that China's Genetics company BGI, is Cloning animals on an industrial scale. Cloned pigs are used as test dummies for new medicines. "Hand made" cloning and other forms, are attempts to push for a cloning factory as reported by Shukman. When shukman interviewed BGI's Chief executive Wang Jun about animals , Jun responded with:

" If it looks cute ..you should sequence it..its like digitalizing all the wonderful species" and responded to ethical questions with " We're following nature, there are people dying from world hunger and protein supply. So we have to think about ways of dealing with that."

When looking into this issue, one must wonder how it could affect bio-diversity and cause potential harm. What used to be science fiction has now become a reality. Be it Huxley's Brave New World, Marvel Comic's: Mister Sinister /X-23/X-men stories, Spider-man: the clone saga, DC's Superboy, The Star Wars films, Orphan Black(tv series), Anime/Manga etc, there is a common reflection about the direction that society could head to based on the various medias and their views based on the topic.

Despite the great things animal cloning, Animal Cloning is wrong. The idea that there could be possible meta pathogens that could cause more harm and be resistant to all sorts of anti virus medications is something that should be looked into. there is not a lot of research that has been reported about possible meta-pathogens due to cloning, should be looked into in case of possible horrors that could exist. With that said, as much as it can help society, animal cloning/ cloning could harm humanity and all of bio-diversity as a whole If left unsupervised.

References:

"Animal Welfare : End Animal Cloning." Animal Welfare : End Animal Cloning. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2014. <http://www.endanimalcloning.org/animalwelfare.shtml>.

Layton, Julia, and Cristen Conger. "How do I know if I\u0027m eating cloned meat?." HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks.com, 5 Jan. 2007. Web. 13 May 2014. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/cloned-meat1.htm>.

Shukman, David. "China cloning on 'industrial scale'." BBC News. BBC, 14 Jan. 2014. Web. 11 May 2014. <http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-25576718>.

Waterfield, Bruno. "Meat from cloned animals need not be labelled, EC says." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 16 Dec. 2013. Web. 13 May 2014. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10525282/Meat-from-cloned-animals-need-not-be-labelled-EC-says.html>.

"What are the Risks of Cloning?." What are the Risks of Cloning?. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2014. <http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cloning/cloningrisks/>.

"12 bizarre examples of genetic engineering: Glow-in-the-dark cats." MNN. Mother Nature Network, n.d. Web. 11 May 2014. <http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/photos/12-bizarre-examples-of-genetic-engineering/glow-in-the-dark>.

Blog 10 - (actually it's blog 9.2) Revised Essay :Animal Cloning by Anthony Andujar jr

Anthony Andujar Jr

4/12/14

Eng101

Professor J.C. Smith

  

Society shouldn't clone animals

   There are various forms of media that have shown forms of fictional stories , like alternate realities, men in armored suits and clones of an individual or individuals. But what was once science fiction has now become reality and Cloning is that living proof realized. But what is cloning? Cloning means, an organism or person that is an exact genetic copy of the original organism that it came from. This is a conflicting topic, which is why society shouldn't clone animals. Reason being that there are potential risks that could develop into a wide epidemic. There are numerous studies that detail the complications and the results of cloning animals when it comes to producing food for corporate factory farms at a large pace. If society continues to exercise these very actions, then the number of health risks will soar more than what society could ever imagine.     

Society shouldn't clone animals, because it could also lead to more ethical problems amongst society. Especially when it concerns human beings and the possible push to go into human cloning.

   Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation , He goes into detail about factory farms, and how they do damage to not just the animals, but also to the environment due to the amount of waste that is left behind along with the cruel treatment that are inflicted to the cattle's. This is an example of a ripple effect that would start as an isolated event, which would then snowball into a more global event. Much like factory farming itself, Cloning, is just that. It's a genetic test tube farm that can be tampered and augmented with which could allow for numerous unnatural things that could be injected into the very foods that society would eat. The craziest thing is that society would never really know that they ate cloned food since the FDA doesn't think anything of it. That is a scary thing considering how much is tampered with the very

food that society eats and even the European Union are still holding off on labeling cloned meat. It is a potential threat that to some would seem minor in the present, but can become major threat in the future as a health scare.

    There are articles such as some that mention Dolly the cloned sheep a point of reference as a perfect clone, yet despite this, there have been numerous cloned animals that died multiple times in birth, or would die after a few weeks of age. Some of the symptoms that would lead to death as explained in articles such as University of Utah's 2014 article "what are the risks of cloning". In that article, they mention that’s the risks of animal cloning and causes of death are due to: abnormal brain/kidney development, and weak immune system. End animal cloning.org expands on the side effects mentioning that animals cloned are also born with enlarged limbs , along with other deformities.

   These are signs that show the possible health risks that it can pose on humans.Although there hasn't been any research studies to definitely prove that some one has been stricken with an illness due to eating cloned food, It's still risky business when one day it could happen. Most animals are already in a state of torture as it is due to factory farms experimenting with whatever ways to produce cattle faster and slaughter them quicker for a larger profit. And since the FDA (food and drug administration) seems to lack its focus on the matter, Who's to say that whatever side effects that are affecting these animals, won't happen to a consumer who buys cloned meat, without any knowledge that the very food that they bought was cloned, and the potential side effects that could follow suit, leading to largely possible health epidemics. attention since it could cause possible diseases if not checked and dealt with. . It also harms the very animals that bare the clones and causes side effects to the carrier as well as the child that is to be born. The side effects of cloned animals that lead to their death such as deformities, abnormal growth in limbs, immune system failure, are enough risk factors among potential risk factors that could develop ahead of time. All these things could harm society and put every one in danger of potentially new diseases if left unchecked.

   Back in 2007, South Korean geneticists were tinkering with the genetics of a cat, and used a virus to enable the cat the ability, to glow in the dark. When scientist were asked the reason for the experiment, they said: "the ability to engineer animals.. will enable them to artificially create animals with human genetic diseases." Following with a Today NBC report by Natalie Morales who reported (back on December 14th, 2007) that the Scientists were doing these studies to understand human genetic diseases. A 2014 BBC article by David Shukman , reported that China's Genetics company BGI, is Cloning animals on an industrial scale. Cloned pigs are used as test dummies for new medicines. "Hand made" cloning and other forms, are attempts to push for a cloning factory as reported by Shukman. When shukman interviewed BGI's Chief executive Wang Jun about animals , Jun responded with:

" If it looks cute ..you should sequence it..its like digitalizing all the wonderful species" and responded to ethical questions with " We're following nature, there are people dying from world hunger and protein supply. So we have to think about ways of dealing with that."

When looking into this issue, one must wonder how it could affect bio-diversity and cause potential harm. What used to be science fiction has now become a reality. Be it Huxley's Brave New World, Marvel Comic's: Mister Sinister /X-23/X-men stories, Spider-man: the clone saga, DC's Superboy, The Star Wars films, Orphan Black(tv series), Anime/Manga etc, there is a common reflection about the direction that society could head to based on the various medias and their views based on the topic.

Despite the great things animal cloning, Animal Cloning is wrong. The idea that there could be possible meta pathogens that could cause more harm and be resistant to all sorts of anti virus medications is something that should be looked into. there is not a lot of research that has been reported about possible meta-pathogens due to cloning, should be looked into in case of possible horrors that could exist. With that said, as much as it can help society, animal cloning/ cloning could harm humanity and all of bio-diversity as a whole If left unsupervised.

References:

"Animal Welfare : End Animal Cloning." Animal Welfare : End Animal Cloning. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2014. <http://www.endanimalcloning.org/animalwelfare.shtml>.

Layton, Julia, and Cristen Conger. "How do I know if I\u0027m eating cloned meat?." HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks.com, 5 Jan. 2007. Web. 13 May 2014. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/cloned-meat1.htm>.

Shukman, David. "China cloning on 'industrial scale'." BBC News. BBC, 14 Jan. 2014. Web. 11 May 2014. <http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-25576718>.

Waterfield, Bruno. "Meat from cloned animals need not be labelled, EC says." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 16 Dec. 2013. Web. 13 May 2014. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10525282/Meat-from-cloned-animals-need-not-be-labelled-EC-says.html>.

"What are the Risks of Cloning?." What are the Risks of Cloning?. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2014. <http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cloning/cloningrisks/>.

"12 bizarre examples of genetic engineering: Glow-in-the-dark cats." MNN. Mother Nature Network, n.d. Web. 11 May 2014. <http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/photos/12-bizarre-examples-of-genetic-engineering/glow-in-the-dark>.

ENG101 Blog 9 research. Anthony Andujar jr

 The topic that I'm looking into for my research essay is about animal cloning and the side effects that come with it for both the animal and the consumer. Most of the animals that are in slaughter houses are usually fed unhealthy foods that already add on to their unhealthy conditions that they all experience at most of the factory farms that they sadly have no choice to inhabit. Eric Schlosser has spoken about factory farm conditins with in his book Fast Food Nation .   But what caught interest was the idea of cloning, which has been mentioned a few times in recent history, like Dolly the Sheep, who was considered the first animal clone. Despite the success of Dolly, It came to mind and I pondered, " how many more clones have there been prior, and after Dolly , and if so, what happened to these clones?". (After Dolly, A.D , kind of funny.)

I'm pretty much making the attempt to argue against animal cloning, due to what it does to the biological animal and the cloned animal.
 
 I've looked into some sites such an animal welfare site that is pretty much against animal cloning. The other site that I looked into as a source was University of Utah's 2014 article " what are the risks of cloning", which wasn't against cloning, but it did bring up some interesting information about the side affects of animal cloning.

 My next step to get this topic approved is to look into more sources that are more reliable and factual to my research. This would help my paper greatly, but obviously it won't be an easy topic to get covered fully, due to how many studies that have been covered.

The difficulties that I see as I continue my research my topic is what I stated with what was written a paragraph ( some what) prior to this current one. Whether there has been enough valid information and studies that have been performed and examined, Is what will define, and possibly make or break my paper. Its not an easy topic to cover, but its one I want to pursue and complete. Not just for the class or the credit, but for my own personal knowledge.

Blog Entry 8: Midterm Essay 3

Anthony Andujar Jr 

4/12/14 

Eng101 

Professor J.C. Smith 

                                                                               Cloning animals 

                                                                 Society shouldn't clone animals 

 Society shouldn't clone animals because there are possible risks that could potential epidemics as well as ethical problems that could prevent evolutionary progress and could lead to a chance of human cloning. Which could lead to tons of ethical conflicts that would grow with in society. There are numerous studies that detail the complications and the results of cloning animals when it comes to  producing food for corporate factory farms at a large pace.  If society continues to exercise these very actions, then the number of health risks will soar higher than what society could ever imagine. 

  Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation , He goes into detail about factory farms, and how they do damage to not just the animals, but also the environment due to the amount of waste that is left behind due to the treatment of the cattles. This is an example of a ripple effect that would start as an isolated event, to only become a more global event. And much like factory farming itself, Cloning, is just that. It is a potential threat that to some would seem minor in the present, until it snowballs into something much bigger as a health scare.  

 There are articles such as some that mention Dolly the cloned sheep a  point of reference as a perfect clone, yet despite this, there have been numerous cloned animals that died multiple times in birth, or would die after a few weeks of age. Some of the symptoms that would lead to death as explained in articles such as University of Utah's 2014 article "what are the risks of cloning". In that article, they mention that’s the risks of animal cloning and causes of death are due to: abnormal brain/kidney development, and weak immune system. End animal cloning.org expands on the side effects mentioning that animals cloned are also born with enlarged limbs , along with other deformities. 

These are signs that show the possible health risks that it can pose on humans. Most animals are already in a state of torture as it is due to factory farms experimenting with whatever ways to produce cattle faster and slaughter them quicker for a larger profit.  And since the FDA (food and drug administration) seems to lack its focus on the matter,  Who's to say that whatever side effects that are affecting these animals, won't happen to a consumer who buys cloned meat, without any knowledge that the very food that they bought was cloned, and the potential side effects that could follow suit, leading to largely possible health epidemics. Things like that should require more attention since it could cause possible diseases if not checked and dealt with. 

Society shouldn't clone animals, because it could lead to ethical problems amongst society. It also harms the very animals that bare the clones and causes side effects to the carrier as well as the child that is to be born. The side effects of cloned animals that lead to their death such as deformities, abnormal growth in limbs, immune system failure, are enough risk factors among potential risk factors that could develop ahead of time. All these things could harm society and put every one in danger of potentially new diseases if left unchecked. 

                                                                                References 

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cloning/cloningrisks/ 

http://www.endanimalcloning.org/animalwelfare.shtml 

ENG101 Blog #7 The Meatrix Reflections

 What do you get when you mix Eric Schlossers Fast Food Nation, and The Wachowski brother's The Matrix Trilogy? You get GRACE’s communications The Meatrix Series. The Meatrix series is a small web series that uses the matrix trilogy as a guide line to utilize the concepts to explain agricultural issues and facts that go on with in the Industrial Agricultural factories ,as well as their treatment to animals, workers and society alike. The Meatrix series delves in disturbing topics of industrial farms with a sugar coated cover, that hold very disturbing, educational and truthful topics that ,just like the matrix films (which was a philosophical/psychological/sociological film disguised as an action film) approaches agricultural issues in the same manner.
 The videos may be a little dated in most aspects, but the theme is relevant. much like the very film series that it parodies, it too has its own fair share of social awareness and current societal problems that still consist in the present, such as animal cruelty, dangerous work environments for workers, dangerous medical drugs that are inserted into animals, pollution of the environment and questions of ethical/moral values that are continuing to rise as time progresses. Since its conception ,(circa 2003), society had become more aware and cautious of the foods that they purchase, making sure to pick the healthier foods and not the potentially hazardous and contaminated foods.
  These issues cannot be ignored, because the repercussions that follow suit will result in the down fall of agricultural as well as ourselves. I feel that animals should be cared for more in Pasture based farms than in Corporate farms, because despite the vicious cycle, animals contribute to a large part of our well being and living. The moment we wipe out all of the natural resources, we would only end up consuming our selves. Which would lead to attempts at cloning, which already causes major ethical conflicts such as robbing a life before it could even live or find their own identity. Much of sci fi ironically has come to life, and if there is anything that sci fi tends to provide (entertainment aside) are the possible ,dangerous futures that are warning signs for us as society ,should avoid.
  The better we take care of animals, where they can still have a healthy living and a decent life, where they aren't slaughtered ruthlessly, then the better that the food will be. The better that the food is produced, the better the living conditions. The better the living conditions, the better defense which will be built to prevent dangerous fossil fuels/greenhouse gasses. All in a nutshell of a ripple effect, would help produce a more fruitful future which would help at least decrease the climate problems that go on with in our ecosystem. If we take care of animals better, with these positive alternatives, the lack of wastes would be produce. This would lead to a greener future, and quite possibly a Positive, Alternative path that could divert the vicious cycle in society. all while giving farmers and people jobs and food to be provided.

For more info on the issues ,or if you ,the reader want to watch the videos and educate yourself go to:

http://www.themeatrix.com

from there you can watch the videos and learn more about the issues that are explored there.-A.A.J

Blog 6 Brand Identification

Digital Iphone art by Anthony Andujar jr

     

 In a nutshell the brand that I gravitate towards is Marvel and DC comics(mainly marvel.) As a kid my father and I were active comic book readers. My first two comic books that I owned was Batman (DC) and X-Men(Marvel), and since I'm a 90's kid, I was always watching the Marvel and DC cartoons that were out at the time. Those cartoons instilled some moral lessons in my life at a young age. I related to the X-men because of the fact that I had deaf parents and that I am part of the deaf community as well as the culture, and that every one no matter what race, culture, religion etc, all have a story to tell and that If we cast aside these differences then we could actually find peaceful coexistence/progress. I related to Spider-man because he was just a young guy trying to figure out his life and learned some moral lessons along the way. Also, he's a New Yorker. 

  I gravitated to these characters alot. My parents deaf background was one thing, but when I was 5 years old I witnessed a shooting from the 4th floor window of my old apartment on 112st in Manhattan, I felt terrified and angry. I always had superheroes as source of inspiration to strive for better, as well as a creative, and artistic escape. I drew upon spider-man alot because of the Idea of an average person who could make some sort of extraordinary difference is one of the many reasons why I love the marvel comics brand, aside from me pursuing illustration and such. -A.A.J 

(at the top of the post you'll see A digital illustration that illustrated as well as a water colored one at the bottom. The Banner pic is by Gabrielle Del Otto)

Art by Anthony Andujar jr

Art by Gabrielle Del Otto lists of names by By Alex Zalben of MTV.com

Blog Post 5 Fast Food Nation Ch1-3 SUMMARY

Anthony Andujar jr
3/18/14
Prof: Dr. C.J. Smith
Eng101


    In  Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation, the general Info of Chapters 1-3 of the book explains and examines the start of the fast food industry. Its roots as well as its steady development to the powerful industrial force that it is today. These chapters explore the similar themes of military and fast food. How specific people used militaristic approaches to getting target consumers and making sure to keep a market and reap profits.  Its approach also translates in their effort on their work/labor force and their environments.

   One must wonder, has the fast food industry always used the militaristic route, and if so, to what extent?
  In Chapter 1 The book starts off with Carl N. Karcher, and his humble beginnings, as a young man who had a job of his own, and over time would buy food carts like hotdog/frankfurter stands. It examines the origins of where the fast food industry was born, which was in Southern California. As the chapter progresses, we see the failures and achievements of some of the fast food restaurants that have come and passed. But out of the ashes of most failures, there were some that rose above, persevered and have become some of the industry giants/competitors of the fast food industry such as McDonalds and other franchises.
  In Chapter 2 Schlosser examines Ray Kroc and Walt Disney's childhood as well as their contribution and rise to the very companies that partly rule the world, which is McDonalds and Disneyland. Both Kroc and Disney served in World War 1, Kroc was and Disney were part of the ambulance corps, and Disney made propaganda films about nuclear bomb shelter techniques. These key factors contributed to their militaristic approach and view on how to get their target audience no matter what after World War 1 as well as World War 2. They would eventually merge their companies efforts due to commercial and market interest and are now two of the biggest Fast Food /Entertainment Giants in the world. While that was going on, Carl N. Karcher was building his independent restraint franchises as the fast food industry was blooming.
   In Chapter 3 Schlosser examines the significance of Colorado and its history, going in depth about how industrial fast food chains managed to get their hands in on them. This effort to generate brand loyalty since Colorado was the kind of place that was up for grabs in terms of location and technology. With the technological advancement that was being produced in Colorado, has helped McDonalds expand its reach around areas that almost seem rural. The main issue of each chapter is the predatory approach to the consumers as sheep to prey upon again and again.  With out giving consumers a chance to breath. The chapter also examines how fast food industries do not supply enough pay for minimum wage workers, which consist of youth, immigrants and the poor as seen in chapter 3(p.77).  Schlosser also mentions with in each of the chapters how corporations try to commit scams and illegal activities to further their control over workforce and environments.
   In Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation chapters 1-3, he explores the different aspects and beginnings of the fast food industry and how they have transcended over time. The chapters explored the humble beginnings of the fast food industry and the key players that were involved in making the franchises that are in power today. When one looks at the development of theses franchises, one could
Compare it to Anakin Skywalket of Staw Wars  or Magneto of the X-men. Both started off as young , promising men with good intentions, but over time are corrupted by their own visions . The chapters also go in depth with the very men who elevated their respected companies through militaristic approaches. The general theme of each of these chapters that keep recurring is the militaristic theme of power over the market and consumer, divide and conquer. This militaristic theme is the main looming figure of what the chapters establish and foreshadow what lays in the next few chapters ahead.